The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-14

very much doubt whether Of its 800. |
OO0 male voters more than 75,0O0 |
xs'ald, " they could, invite back and
ieinttste the saloon. One argument
of the whisky interest, namely, that
saloons promote the prosperity and
growth OF communities, has been an |
swered in Kansas by the convincing
logic oil facts. In 1880 the population
OF this State, ss shown by the census,
was $4,000; in March, 1885, as shown
by the State census, it was LAOS, 739,
and II is now fully l,650O0 10 1889
Kansas had only had 3l04 miles of
railway within her borders; on the
Let Of March last the State Board If
Railroad Assessors reported 620S miles
for tsxation, and from 600 to 800 miles
will be added to this aggregate before
the close OF the year. In 1880 the as
eessed value OF all the real and per.
sonal property OF the State, aggregated
only $l60 SOL ,6S9; on March /, 1885,
the total was $277, 575, 1888, and for the
present. heal year the returns thus
far received indicate total OF $780,.
100000. In 1880 there were 1915
school houses, 254l churches. and 347
newspapers In Kansas. There are now
fully $500 school houses, $500 churches
and 700 newspapers. Ia 1880 only
fifty. five towns and cites had popula.
lions In excess Of 1000 each; in 1887,
more than 200 towns have each over
1000 inhabitants, fully twenty-five
have each over 5000, and four have
each over 10000. In 1880 only $685..
900 acres were planted In crops; this
year the area planted exceeds 5000.
00O acres. In 1880 the value OF the
farm products OF Kansas was only 1884,.
52l, 900; for 1885 their value was
over 284, 100000. For the fiscsl year
1880, the per centage OF State taxation
was five and one half mills, for the
present fiscsl year the total per centage
levied for all State purposes Is only
four and one half mills. During the
past two years l have organised seven.
teen counties In the western section
OF the State, and census takers have
been appointed for four other counties,
leaving only two counties remaining
to be organized. The cities and towns
OF Kansas with hardly an exec 5tion,
have kept pace, In growth and pros
perity, with this marvellous develop
ment Of the State. Many OF them have
doubled their population during the
past year And II isa remarkable fact
that several cities and towns Ian.
euished or stood still until they sbol.
ished their saloons, and from that date
to the present time their growth
and prosperity has tqualed, ard
in rome instances surpassed
that Of other PLACES with Cqusi natural
advantages. Summing up, the facts
of the Genius cor fute and confound
those who assert that the material
prosperity OF any community 10 pro-
Noted by the presence OF saloons. So
far as Kansas and oil her cities and
towns are concerned, the reverse OF
this assertion is true. The most won.
derful era Of pio,perty OF material,
n oral and intellectual development OF
growth In country, cities and towns,
ever witnessed on the American con-
tinent, has been illustrated in Ksnsss
during the six years since the tenn.
perance amendment 10 our constitu.
ton was adopted, and especially dur
ing tbs past two years, the period OF
It's most energetic and complete en-
forcement. Yours very respectfully,
JOHN A. MARTIN,